Reading the Material Theatre
Part of Theatre and Performance Theory
- Author: Ric Knowles, University of Guelph, Ontario
- Date Published: July 2004
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521644167
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Ric Knowles develops and demonstrates a method of theatrical performance analysis involving the entire theater experience, from production to reception. Five case studies provide a first-step introduction to key terms and areas of performance theory. They include the cultural work performed by a major Shakespearean repertory theater, a small nationalist theater devoted to new play development, a major New York-based avant-garde touring theater company, and a British socialist company dedicated to the work of Shakespeare, as well as a range of international festivals.
Read more- Develops and applies a fully-contextualized method for the analysis of contemporary theatre
- Includes detailed case studies of specific productions
- Author is a leading scholar in the field and is well-known for his work on reception, staging, and Shakespeare
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- Date Published: July 2004
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521644167
- length: 248 pages
- dimensions: 214 x 138 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.345kg
- contains: 10 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. Theory and Practice:
1. Theory: towards a materialist semiotics
2. Practice: conditions of production and reception
Conclusion to Part I
Part II. Case Studies:
3. The Stratford Festival
4. Tarragon Theatre
5. The Wooster Group
6. The English Shakespeare Company
7. International festivals
Conclusion
Index.
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